Education briefs

Alexandra Tappeiner, a recent graduate of Red Cedar Elementary School, will attend the National Young Scholars Organization's program July 24-29 at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. Nominated by her Gifted and Talented teacher at Red Cedar, Amber Blakes, Alexandra also earned distinction in the Continental Math League and distinguished achievement in the Word Master's Challenge. She won third place in her school's science fair, and was recognized by Duke University's Talent Identification program. She lives with her parents, Michael and Susan Tappeiner, in Bluffton.

CROSS STUDENTS MAKE THE GRADES

Several Cross Schools students made the Dean's List and Headmaster's Honor Roll for the fourth marking period of the 2010-2011 school year:

Providence Presbyterian Church will offer a Vacation Liberty School from 5 to 7:30 p.m. July 25-29 at 171 Cordillo Parkway on Hilton Head Island. Vacation Liberty School is designed for children ages 10-15.

They will experience the principles, origin, nature, and benefits of liberty, from the perspective of faith, hope, and charity. The school is "to educate, enlighten and excite the youth of America about the beliefs, fundamentals and principles on which this country was founded; and to empower them with the knowledge and will to preserve these ideas and liberties for our nation."

At vacation Liberty School, children will be sent on a daily journey back to the founding of the nation and learn history and the impact faith had on both the founding fathers and the foundation of the country. There will be no charge to attend.

The Technical College of the Lowcountry will offer chord piano techniques.

"Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People" is a proven, fun and relaxed approach to professional-style piano playing that sets the learner on a course to playing favorite tunes after only one session. The class will be offered from 6 to 9:30 p.m. July 13 at the TCL Beaufort Campus.

The class is primarily lecture and demonstration, and participants are not asked to play in front of anyone during the course. The cost to attend this class is $55 per person. In addition, there is a $25 materials fee paid directly to the instructor for the resources that enable participants to take what they learn in class and continue their piano experience at home.

The class will be led by David Haynes, who has offered Instant Piano over the past 10 years in more than 100 college settings in 20 states. Haynes has taught music for 35 years and has a master's degree in music education, teaching traditionally for much of the time.

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